diff --git a/etc/postinst.in b/etc/postinst.in
index 58bdaf54e..4bd193958 100755
--- a/etc/postinst.in
+++ b/etc/postinst.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-install @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/maxscale /etc/init.d/
-install @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/maxscale.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/
+cp @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/maxscale /etc/init.d/
+cp @CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/maxscale.conf /etc/ld.so.conf.d/
 /sbin/ldconfig